World Trigger season 3
| World Trigger | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Cover art for the first home media volume of the season, featuring Tamakoma Second | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | October 10, 2021 – January 23, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
World Trigger is a Japanese anime television series based on Daisuke Ashihara's manga series of the same name. During Jump Festa '21, it was announced that the series would receive a third season.[1] The third season aired on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block from October 10, 2021, to January 23, 2022.[2][3] On December 23, 2021, two additional episodes were announced for January 2022.[4] The opening theme song is "Time Factor" (タイムファクター) performed by Kami wa Saikoro o Furanai (神はサイコロを振らない), while the ending theme song is "Ungai Dōkei" (雲外憧憬, lit. 'Yearning to Be Above the Clouds') performed by Fantastic Youth.[5]
On September 28, 2022, Toei Animation announced via Twitter that the English dub of both seasons two and three would begin streaming on October 4, 2022.
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [6][a] | Directed by [b] | Written by [b] | Animation directed by [b] | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "New Start" Transliteration: "Shinsei" (Japanese: 新生) | Directed by : Miho Hirayama Storyboarded by : Morio Hatano & Kōji Ogawa | Mizuki Yamada | Tomoaki Kado, Chihiro Saitō, Yūki Tamori, Masakazu Saitō & Keishi Sakai | October 10, 2021 |
| 87 | 2 | "Choice" Transliteration: "Sentaku" (Japanese: 選択) | Maya Asakura | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Ikuko Ito, Tsutomu Ōno & Hiromi Sakamoto | October 17, 2021 |
| 88 | 3 | "Strategy" Transliteration: "Sakusen" (Japanese: 作戦) | Kōji Kawasaki | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yōichi Ōnishi & Yumenosuke Tokuda | October 24, 2021 |
| 89 | 4 | "Secret Plan" Transliteration: "Hisaku" (Japanese: 秘策) | Kōji Ogawa | Ryunosuke Kingetsu | Yūya Takahashi, Sachi Suzuki & Akira Takeuchi | October 31, 2021 |
| 90 | 5 | "Unrivaled" Transliteration: "Musō" (Japanese: 無双) | Wataru Matsumi | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Hiroyuki Honda, Tsutomu Ōno & Setsuko Nobuzane | November 7, 2021 |
| 91 | 6 | "Decision" Transliteration: "Handan" (Japanese: 判断) | Directed by : Kokoro Kondō Storyboarded by : Gō Koga | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Tomoaki Kado, Chihiro Saitō, Yūki Tamori, Masakazu Saitō, Keishi Sakai, Ryōtarō Akao, Junko Matsushita & Haruka Oikawa | November 14, 2021 |
| 92 | 7 | "Premonition" Transliteration: "Yokan" (Japanese: 予感) | Directed by : Ayaka Nakata Storyboarded by : Ayako Hiraike | Ryunosuke Kingetsu | Sara Sakoe, Kei Hyōdō, Miho Sekimoto, Hiroshi Maejima, Keiko Kitayama & Kaori Yoshikawa | November 21, 2021 |
| 93 | 8 | "Will" Transliteration: "Ishi" (Japanese: 意志) | Directed by : Miho Hirayama Storyboarded by : Miho Hirayama & Morio Hatano | Mizuki Yamada | Ikuko Ito, Yūya Takahashi, Sachi Suzuki, Takurō Sakurai, Fuyumi Toriyama, Setsuko Nobuzane, Tsutomu Ōno & Naoko Masui | November 28, 2021 |
| 94 | 9 | "Formidable Opponent" Transliteration: "Nanteki" (Japanese: 難敵) | Directed by : Wataru Matsumi Storyboarded by : Yoshifumi Sueda & Wataru Matsumi | Hiroshi Ōnogi | Yōichi Ōnishi, Akira Takeuchi, Yousuke Toyama, Minoru Okabe, Hiroshi Maejima & Yūya Takahashi | December 5, 2021 |
| 95 | 10 | "Change of Plans" Transliteration: "Betsu An" (Japanese: 別案) | Ayako Hiraike | Ryunosuke Kingetsu | Chihiro Saitō, Yūki Tamori, Masakazu Saitō, Keishi Sakai, Ryōtarō Akao, Junko Matsushita, Haruka Oikawa, Hiroyuki Honda & Tamaki Ishii | December 12, 2021 |
| 96 | 11 | "Final Round" Transliteration: "Saishūsen" (Japanese: 最終戦) | Maya Asakura | Ryunosuke Kingetsu | Hiroyuki Koizumi, Setsuko Hakamada, Hiroyuki Honda, Ikuko Ito, Tsutomu Ōno, Hiroshi Maejima & Eisaku Inoue | December 19, 2021 |
| 97 | 12 | "Melee" Transliteration: "Ransen" (Japanese: 乱戦) | Kōji Ogawa | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Yūya Takahashi, Yōichi Ōnishi & Akira Takeuchi | December 26, 2021 |
| 98 | 13 | "One-on-One" Transliteration: "Ichi Tai Ichi" (Japanese: 1対1) | Gō Koga | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Akihiro Ōta | January 9, 2022 |
| 99 | 14 | "Resolution" Transliteration: "Kakugo" (Japanese: 覚悟) | Directed by : Morio Hatano, Miho Hirayama & Kokoro Kondō Storyboarded by : Morio Hatano | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Toshihisa Kaiya, Yūya Takahashi, Ikuko Ito, Toshiaki Satō, Akihiro Ōta, Hiroyuki Honda, Sachi Suzuki, Hideaki Maniwa & Takumi Yamamoto | January 23, 2022[c] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^ This episode was scheduled to air on January 16, 2022, but was delayed as TV Asahi had broadcast special programming regarding the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 18, 2020). "World Trigger Anime Gets 3rd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 27, 2021). "World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Premieres in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 15, 2021). "World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on October 9". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Frye, Patrick (December 23, 2021). "World Trigger Season 3 Episode 13 release date confirmed for 2022: Episode 14 ending the season". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (September 8, 2021). "World Trigger Anime Season 3 Unveils More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "- Sādo Shīzun -| Wārudo Torigā | Tōei Animēshon" - 3rdシーズン -| ワールドトリガー | 東映アニメーション [- 3rd Season -| World Trigger | Toei Animation]. Toei Animation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Hōsō Jōhō / Haishin Jōhō | Wārudo Torigā | Tōei Animēshon" 放送情報・配信情報 | ワールドトリガー | 東映アニメーション [Broadcast Information / Distribution Information | World Trigger | Toei Animation]. Toei Animation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ World Trigger [@Anime_W_Trigger] (January 15, 2022). ""Hōsō Jōhō" Honjitsu Hōsō o Yotei Shite Ita "Wārudo Torigā" Daijūyonwa wa Kyūshi to Narimashita. Kongo no Koto wa Kimari Shidai Anime Kōshiki Tsuittā Oyobi Hōmupēji de Oshirase Itashimasu" 【放送情報】本日放送を予定していた『ワールドトリガー』第14話は休止となりました。今後のことは決まり次第アニメ公式Twitter及びホームページでお知らせいたします。 ["Broadcast Information" The 14th Episode of "World Trigger" Scheduled to be Broadcast Today has Been Suspended. We Will Inform you About the Future on the Official Anime Twitter and Homepage as Soon as it is Decided.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Twitter.